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Word of the Day – Arrogate

By December 15, 2021Word of the Day

Arrogate (verb)

a-ro-gayt

Take or claim (something) without justification.

Mid 16th century from Latin arrogat- ‘claimed for oneself’, from the verb arrogare, from ad- ‘to’ + rogare ‘ask’.

Example sentences

“All they do is arrogate success while stumbling from one blunder to the next.”

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